Company Profile
University of Michigan Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine
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Why Michigan?
Core Values: The mission of our department is to create the future of emergency care. We pursue this mission through advanced clinical practice, cutting edge research, innovative education, and service to the health system, community, and our global partners.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to creating an environment that is welcoming to all. We value the unique contributions of individuals, and support a culture of inclusivity among our employees, learners, and larger community. This includes supporting the development of a diverse workforce across identities such as the race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital status, religion, language, disability, and Veteran status.
Institution: Michigan Medicine includes the University of Michigan Medical School, Hospitals and Health Centers, and School of Nursing - all highly ranked with state-of-the-art resources. Close proximity to the University's world-renowned schools of Public Health, Engineering and Business also offers unique opportunities for collaboration. The University of Michigan is the top public university in research spending in the United States.
Patient Care: Every year, we treat more than 210,000 patients in our University Hospital, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Hurley Medical Center, and Ann Arbor VA Emergency Departments. The Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3), is one of the nation’s first ED-integrated ICUs providing state-of-the-art critical care in the ED setting. PEM faculty practice in our state-of-the-art 40-bed Children’s Emergency Services (CES) located in C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, which is a tertiary care, Level One Verified Pediatric Trauma and Burn Center. A second clinical training site for our Pediatric Emergency Fellowship is located at the Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. The combined pediatric emergency care visits total over 60,000 patients annually.
Education: We conduct our four-year emergency medicine residency in partnership with St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and Hurley Medical Center, Flint. We emphasize clinical excellence and premier preparation for careers in academic medicine. Our pediatric emergency medicine division and fellowship is based in the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. The fellowship accepts both pediatric and emergency medicine track residents. There are also additional educational opportunities in ultrasound, EMS, education. Emergency Medicine is a required clinical clerkship at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Research: The U-M Department of Emergency Medicine is currently ranked #4 in National Institutes of Health funding and continues to receive significant funding from other federal agencies, foundations, industry, and philanthropy. We have a robust infrastructure to support a wide variety of research endeavors including basic sciences, small and large animal research facilities, genomics, metabolomics, clinical trials, health services research, big data analytics, and education. There is also a strong emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship. Notable research programs include: the U-M Injury Prevention Center, the Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation, the Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) Clinical Coordinating Center, Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC), NIH StrokeNet, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) and the newly formed first global emergency research and education network; Emergency Medicine Education and Research by Global Experts (EMERGE network).
Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor is consistently ranked among the top places to live in the United States, combining the energy and intellect of a college town with a big city's appetite for adventurous art, performances, culture, and food. Whether you're interested in athletics, the arts, dining, music, the outdoors, or cool stuff to do with your kids, you'll find plenty to explore in Ann Arbor. Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a half-hour drive from Ann Arbor, offers easy access to major cities in the U.S. and internationally (learn more at Go Blue Guide).